Another Crane Job

[BCMA]

Dead Douglas fir. 4.5 feet DBH. 135 feet of stick. 9,000 lbs. of lift capacity.

 

[fishercat]

nice work!

i like how the wedges match your shirts! real professional looking!

 

[Tree Pig]

i like how the wedges match your shirts! real professional looking!

lol

I was told they would have finished the Fir job 2 hours sooner. But while he was up that fir he saw two guys with no PPE cutting a twig off a bush by a Taco Bell and had to climb down grab his camera and run over and get some shots so he could tell the teacher... I mean OSHA.

Oh nice work though.

 

[fishercat]

they did do a nice job.

not sure why they used a crane unless the customer was anal about the lawn.that was an easy climb.

 

[rmh3481]

Hi BCMA,

Any mills out there near enough that would take those spars? Nice work and thanks for showing the pics.

Take care and stay safe,
Bob

 

[lego1970]

Nice pics. Do you guys use steel cable core buckstaps? If so will the steel cable stop a big saw? I've always had non-steel core because of untility line clearance. I don't do any trees as big as these pics above, but I always thought a steel core lanyard would be nice for when your cutting close to the lanyard. However when possible I always have two tie in spots when ever the chainsaw is running aloft, even when I'm chunking out a trunk. I just keep one of the lines a lot lower.

 

[Tree Pig]

Nice pics. Do you guys use steel cable core buckstaps? If so will the steel cable stop a big saw? I've always had non-steel core because of untility line clearance. I don't do any trees as big as these pics above, but I always thought a steel core lanyard would be nice for when your cutting close to the lanyard. However when possible I always have two tie in spots when ever the chainsaw is running aloft, even when I'm chunking out a trunk. I just keep one of the lines a lot lower.

steel core wount stop a little saw but I still prefer my odds with it.

 

[Tree Pig]

Dead Douglas fir. 4.5 feet DBH. 135 feet of stick. 9,000 lbs. of lift capacity.

Hey man I have bad news for you ANSI standards and OSHA both say when cutting aloft you MUST always have TWO tie in points. I am going to have to send these pics to OSHA and ISA your making us look bad in your big GLASS HOUSE

 

[lego1970]

steel core wount stop a little saw but I still prefer my odds with it.

Thanks for the advice.

 

[Tree Pig]

Thanks for the advice.

Videos been around here a few times but its good info

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h0x08KDSMQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Egoogle%2Ecom%2Fvideosearch%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dsteel%2520cord%2520chainsaw%2520test%26um%3D1%26ie%3DUTF%2D8%26sa%3DN%26tab%3Dwv&feature=player_embedded

 

[BCMA]

Hey man I have bad news for you ANSI standards and OSHA both say when cutting aloft you MUST always have TWO tie in points. I am going to have to send these pics to OSHA and ISA your making us look bad in your big GLASS HOUSE

You are correct. ANSI Z133.1-2006 6.3.8 I think that is a good standard and require our employees to follow this. We will be having a talk. I was wondering if anyone would see that. Good job! BTW, if you read the rule there is an exception clause.

In the last four years we have called OSHA twice to have them come inspect our company. Each year they have found some things that we were not in complience with. Each time it cost us a couple of thousand dollors to make the corrections. No fines were levied. OSHA is welcome in our company any time. I will probably call them again next spring for a new check-up. We consider OSHA our friend, and they are here to help us. All of our employees appreciate that we are a safety minded company. We do our best, but oversight and mistakes are still made.

Any mills out there near enough that would take those spars? Nice work and thanks for showing the pics.

We have some mills but these are oversize logs. A logging truck hauled off the logs today back to our yard. We will mill them on our own mill.

not sure why they used a crane unless the customer was anal about the lawn.that was an easy climb.

The crane makes the job easy and safe. I have no use for firewood. I give all my firewood to charity. There is no lawn damage...correct. The job was done in one day with the stump ground and clean-up. The stump was close to five feet across.

Here is what we will do with the logs that do not go to the mill.

 

[Brush Hog]

The hell with ansi. If you want to go home and see your wife/kids double tie in is COMMON SENSE. Then again most of america lacks it and that's a fact jack !!!

 

[clearance]

Whatever

Single tie in with a steel core lanyard is totally acceptable in this province. I have climbed and trimmed/topped/cut down thousands of trees using a single steelcore. Others have done the same and cut down way more trees than me, so, like the California girls say 'Whatever'.

 

[GlenWimpy]

lol

I was told they would have finished the Fir job 2 hours sooner. But while he was up that fir he saw two guys with no PPE cutting a twig off a bush by a Taco Bell and had to climb down grab his camera and run over and get some shots so he could tell the teacher... I mean OSHA.

Oh nice work though.

 

[Tree Pig]

Single tie in with a steel core lanyard is totally acceptable in this province. I have climbed and trimmed/topped/cut down thousands of trees using a single steelcore. Others have done the same and cut down way more trees than me, so, like the California girls say 'Whatever'.

The point wasnt if its acceptable there, the point is that BCMA has posted here about turning in people for not following ANSI and OSHA standards here in the States. But then he posts pics of his own people or maybe its him doing the same thing.

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone" Jesus Christ

 

[clearance]

The point wasnt if its acceptable there, the point is that BCMA has posted here about turning in people for not following ANSI and OSHA standards here in the States. But then he posts pics of his own people or maybe its him doing the same thing.

"Let him who is without sin cast the first stone" Jesus Christ

Agreed. Also, in the pic where the crane is removing the butt, the guy is standing between the butt and the fence. No where to go if something goes wrong. They could have tied a rope to it instead, would have been safer.

 

[lego1970]

I'm not taking sides, but in the one picture it would probably be a better idea to use a tag line or two to guide the trunk instead of standing between the fence and the trunk guiding it with your hands when the crane was lifting it. Just a thought.

Opps, Clearance just beat me.

 

[clearance]

I'm not taking sides, but in the one picture it would probably be a better idea to use a tag line or two to guide the trunk instead of standing between the fence and the trunk guiding it with your hands when the crane was lifting it. Just a thought.

Opps, Clearance just beat me.

Whats that old saying 'great minds think alike'. Lol.

 

[lego1970]

Whats that old saying 'great minds think alike'. Lol.

 

[oldirty]

with that big old crane sitting there sometimes its faster to just cut the thing and deal with the rope when the piece is going to the chipper/ground.

osha first though, so tie in twice! lol.


hey, whats up with the backpack?